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# ATM/ANS system

EASA defines “ATM/ANS system” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘ATM/ANS system’ means the aggregation of airborne and ground-based constituents, as well as space-based equipment, that provides support for air navigation services for all phases of flight;

Article 3 · Basic Regulation · Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 · Easy Access Rules, 16 Jan 2023 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/basic-regulation/chapter-i-principles#article-3)

## Defined in the same article

- [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome)
- [Aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator)
- [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)
- [aircraft operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-operator)
- [apron](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron)
- [apron management service](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron-management-service)
- [ATM Master Plan](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/atm-master-plan)
- [ATM/ANS](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/atmans)